Personal statement Of all the 'fancy' things educators want students to do! One such is to write in 1-3 lines all that students would like to do, and achieve in their future careers. This is supposed to encourag...
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Grit 'Nana korobi ya oki' (fall down seven times and get up eight.)
- Japanese proverb
1. Grit is the extraordinary levels of motivation we use/need to get through the particularly ...
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Grit Resilience (aka the Robert Bruce attitude) is our ability to bounce back from setbacks, how we deal with the tough times in life, and come back stronger afterwards.
Everyone among us has ...
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Willpower In surveys, people list a lack of willpower as one of the top things holding them back. The right amount of willpower is all we need - too much willpower stresses out out, too little of willpower sabo...
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Mindset A growth mindset statement:
Instead of saying 'I am not a spreadsheet person' add 'yet' to the end of the sentences.
A fixed mindset statement:
'That's okay....
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Discipline 1. What is self discipline?
Self discipline is said to be one of the 'holy trinity of getting things done', the others being motivation and productivity/work related skills and te...
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Mastery 1. We have Mastery/Self-mastery when we are in control of our constantly-churning mind, not letting emotions, feeling, habits, urges, situations and behaviors get the better of us. In other words, mas...
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Habits We are what we repeatedly do.
- Aristotle
1. Habits (definition): Habits are our choices that are now running on autopilot, we don't think about these routine action as we do thes...
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Goals 0. Set SMART Goals
Specific: Focus on a specific area - What do I want to accomplish? Why? Who is involved? Where? What else do you need/lack?
Measurable: Quantify what success will lo...